BERLIN (AP) Germany's foreign minister says Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has arrived in the country for treatment following a stroke.
Guido Westerwelle said Thursday that Talabani would be receiving medical treatment in Germany but gave no more specifics. The Foreign Ministry would not elaborate.
Westerwelle says, "I send him heartfelt wishes for a rapid and complete recovery."
The ailing 79-year-old president was rushed to a Baghdad hospital late Monday. Several government officials have said Talabani suffered a stroke, though his office and doctors have released few details about the seriousness of his condition.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was flown to Germany early morning Thursday for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week, according to officials.
The ailing 79-year-old president was rushed to a Baghdad hospital late Monday. Several government officials have said Talabani suffered a stroke, though his office and doctors have released few details about the seriousness of his condition.
He appeared to be responding to treatment and showing signs of improvement by Wednesday, his doctors and other officials said.
Lawmaker Mahmoud Othman said that Talabani left Baghdad to Berlin after a German medical team recommended the president be taken abroad for treatment. It was not immediately known what German hospital Talabani would be taken to.
The presidential office confirmed that Talabani was on his way to Germany.
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Iraqi president in Germany for medical treatment